CIP, Friesen Elektra plan 800-MW green hydrogen facility in Germany
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has joined forces with German renewables firm Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG (Friesen Elektra) to develop a green hydrogen project in Lower Saxony, aiming for an overall capacity of up to 800 MW.CIP and Friesen Elektra announced today that they have initiated project Anker, which will be implemented in Sande, a municipality in the district of Friesland. The location is set to benefit from its proximity to Wilhelmshaven, a major energy and industrial hub, and near the future German hydrogen core network.Project Anker will be executed in phases, starting with an electrolysis capacity of 400 MW and plans for expansion at a later stage. Powered by renewable energy from the grid, including offshore and onshore wind as well as solar, the site has a projected output of 80,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.“We are delighted to welcome CIP and its highly skilled, experienced team as a strategic investor and development partner in our Hydrogen Park Friesland. This collaboration is a major step towards creating one of Germany’s premier hydrogen production sites,” said Christian Gätje, CFO of Friesen Elektra.Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG develops and operates renewable energy projects in wind, solar and hydrogen. It already has a wind-solar hybrid site in the Sande municipality which has a power offtake agreement in place with steel maker Salzgitter. The latter's carbon-neutral steel production strategy also envisages the use of green hydrogen.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has joined forces with German renewables firm Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG (Friesen Elektra) to develop a green hydrogen project in Lower Saxony, aiming for an overall capacity of up to 800 MW.
CIP and Friesen Elektra announced today that they have initiated project Anker, which will be implemented in Sande, a municipality in the district of Friesland. The location is set to benefit from its proximity to Wilhelmshaven, a major energy and industrial hub, and near the future German hydrogen core network.
Project Anker will be executed in phases, starting with an electrolysis capacity of 400 MW and plans for expansion at a later stage. Powered by renewable energy from the grid, including offshore and onshore wind as well as solar, the site has a projected output of 80,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.
“We are delighted to welcome CIP and its highly skilled, experienced team as a strategic investor and development partner in our Hydrogen Park Friesland. This collaboration is a major step towards creating one of Germany’s premier hydrogen production sites,” said Christian Gätje, CFO of Friesen Elektra.
Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG develops and operates renewable energy projects in wind, solar and hydrogen. It already has a wind-solar hybrid site in the Sande municipality which has a power offtake agreement in place with steel maker Salzgitter. The latter's carbon-neutral steel production strategy also envisages the use of green hydrogen.
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